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Shipwreck is STILL requiring an 18% mandatory tip for even one person.And other establishments are following suit. Call your desired restaurants and inquire as to whether they require mandatory tipping or not for less than parties of 6. If they do, BOYCOTT THAT ESTABLISHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This issue is turning very nasty here on STT lately, and I for one, have had it up to here with both establishments who thihk I should pay an extra 18% for a beer just because a bartender had to dig it out of a cooler and also with locals who think that because they live here they shouldn't have to throw a buck or 2 to a waiter or waitress for decent service.
Some establishments that do NOT require tipping:
Betsy's, Tickles, Castaway's, Hull Bay Hideaway, Offshore, Iggies
TO REQUIRE A PERSON TO TIP FOR THE RIGHT TO HAVE ONE COLD BEER IS ABSURD!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a quote from the Source article about the harbor pilots problem on Tues and the number was the executive chefs quote - he said "they usually do 300 lunches on big ship days and on this Tues only did 100."
The do have a simple menu.
well, here's the scoop.
i went to a restaurant owned by someone that i know, and on the menu was the notice that a gratuity would be added to all checks. there was also a notice of a higher gratuity for large parties. nowadays i actually LOOK for such things. buyer beware, right?
i realized that i had absolutely no intention of walking out of the restaurant before i ordered because:
1) i tip anyway
2) i wanted to support my friend
this is a good lesson to me. it's all a matter of context and degree. the question is, will i return to shipwreck tavern considering all of this?
i guess i should or i will be a hypocrite. life is so interesting.
I eat at places I like. None have mandatory tipping. However if one did, and it was posted appropriately, I would probably eat there anyway. But maybe not as often. And I usually tip at a level above what would be required, but if someone was adding a specifed tip amount, that's all I would tip.
